Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Estates Senior Technician
The closing date is 25 May 2026
Are you a qualified Electrical or Mechanical Technician with hands‑on experience in complex estates plant? Join our Estates Engineering Team and play a pivotal role keeping our Trust’s critical services running 24/7. You’ll work on a shift rota with on‑call duties, tackling Planned Preventative Maintenance, emergency breakdowns and installations across multiple sites.
What You’ll Bring
- Recognised Electrical or Mechanical Technician qualification
- Significant practical experience working independently on a broad range of estates plant and systems
- Proven ability to escalated serious issues to management when required
- Excellent technical knowledge of specifications, drawings and manuals
- Flexibility to travel across multiple Trust sites in your own/Trust vehicle
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise under pressure
- Commitment to health, safety and high‑quality workmanship
- Team member with shared goals of improvement, development and excellence
What We Offer
- Competitive salary with shift and on‑call allowances
- Ongoing professional development
- Training opportunities
- A supportive, collaborative team environment
- The chance to make a real difference to patient care by keeping essential services operational
Main duties of the job
- Operate on a shift system plus on‑call, responding to breakdowns and job requests both day and night
- Carry out Planned Preventative Maintenance and in‑depth fault‑finding on generators, fire alarms, lighting and power, distribution boards, boilers, air‑handling units, chiller plant, medical gas systems, calorifiers and hot & cold‑water network
- Perform installations and refurbishments of building fabrication
- Evaluate and respond effectively to emergency situations, prioritising safety for patients, staff and the public
- Conduct and document your own risk assessments for medium and high‑risk tasks
- Ensure strict compliance with Trust policies, statutory standards and health & safety legislation
Qualifications
- Relevant practical experience and either ONC Elec/Mech or HNC Elec/Mech or equivalent technical qualification
Knowledge & Experience
- Supporting information demonstrates knowledge of electrical/mechanical/building services legislation
- Previous roles involved working with IT systems
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer name
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
£38,682 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
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